This Day in Dodgers History: In 1913 25,000 fans watched the Dodgers play their first game at their new home, Ebbets Field. It was an exhibition match that saw Brooklyn defeat the Yankees, 3-2. Superbas (Dodgers) outfielder Casey Stengel (the future famed Yankees manager) hit the first home run at the stadium -- an inside-the-park homer in the fifth inning.

“She told me he’s moving and shaking her hand tight,” said Mota, Guerrero’s longtime friend who said the former power-hitting infielder/outfielder is like a son. “That was a good sign. She said he was feeling better and was glad when he squeezed her hands.”

The raw PITCHf/x data doesn’t indicate that Kershaw threw any changeups against the Padres, but see those 85 mph pitches with arm-side movement? That’s what those are, most likely. And there’s a dot or two above them between 85 and 90 that might be changeups, too. According to Brooks Baseball, Kershaw threw only six changeups all of last year. Now it’s possible he’s thrown nearly that many on Opening Day. This requires further investigation.

"I didn't really fear this happening, but deep down I was wondering --
am I going to get booed?" Davis said on Tuesday. "I mean, it's not Vin
up there, it's some other guy they're turning around to salute. So, not
only did I not get a negative reaction, but to have them cheer, it was
one of the special moments of my entire life."

Via Dodgers GM Farhan Zaidi: "He doesn't have to be a franchise player here. He just needs to be the
Gold Glove defender he is in right field, and if he happens to hit .260,
.270 with 20 to 25 homers, that's pretty good from an eight-hole
hitter."

“I actually went to Andrew (Friedman, the Dodgers’ president of
baseball operations) and I said, what do you got? I’ve tried all kinds
of stuff, what do you got?

“He was the one who made the suggestion: ‘look, you’re getting great
at-bats, you’re hitting balls hard, you’re just not pulling as many
balls as you did the last two years. Maybe you just try to change your
sights and get back to left-center.’ ”

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